Radio 3 in Concert: Spohr and Schubert Octets

From Wigmore Hall in London, the Nash Ensemble perform colourful chamber music from the early 19th century. The first of the pre-teen Rossini's jolly string sonatas precedes a pair of octets for wind and strings. Spohr's includes a set of variations on Handel's Harmonious Blacksmith theme, and Schubert's genial Octet, the longest chamber work he wrote, is an hour of inspired melody and endlessly inventive scoring. Recorded on Saturday and presented by Martin Handley. Rossini: Sonata No 1 for strings in G major. Louis Spohr: Octet in E major Op 32. c.8.10 Interval music from CD: Marchenerzahlungen Op 132 - Nash Ensemble. c.8.20 Schubert: Octet in F major D 803. Nash Ensemble